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Andrea Bang is a Canadian actress and screenwriter from Burnaby, British Columbia. She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience, for which she was nominated many times at the Canadian Screen Awards. She has appeared in A Million Little Things, Fresh and Running with Violet.

Andrea Bang
Born	May 2nd, 1989 [1] Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Occupation	Actress, writer
Years active	2011–present
Website	www.andreabang.com

Background

Bang was born in Burnaby, British Columbia[2] to Korean immigrant parents.[3] Her sister, Diana Bang, is also an actress and writer.[3] Bang attended Burnaby North Secondary School,[4] was in the chorus in a school production of Bye Bye Birdie.[5][6]

Bang graduated in 2012 with a degree in Psychology from University of British Columbia, while also taking acting lessons.[3][7] In 2017, she told the Vancouver Sun:

For the longest time, I kept my interest in acting a secret. Minus a select few, no one really knew. I played around with so many different non-acting career paths. Finally, one day I said 'screw it.' I got an agent and a job that allowed me to audition—and the rest is history.[5]

Bang's parents, who had immigrated from Korea,[6] initially found it "distressing" that Andrea and her sister Diana had chosen to pursue acting as a career, but have since become fully supportive.[3]

Career

In 2015, Bang won a best actress (Summer Award) at the Asians on Film Festival for her debut movie performance as Francesca in the short film Playdate.[6] In 2016, Bang landed the main role of Janet Kim in the CBC comedy Kim's Convenience alongside Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon and Andrew Phung.[6][3]

In 2020, Bang received a nomination at the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a Web Program or Series for her role as Samantha in Running with Violet.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note
2015	Playdate	Fran (Francesca)	Short film
2016–2021	Kim's Convenience	Janet Kim	Lead character
2016	Networking with James	Erica	Short film
	Sunnyhearts Community Centre	Lucille	Web series
	Bon Bon Fire	Sinclaire Suzuki	Short film
	Convos with my 2-Year-Old	Girl Guide #2	Web series
2017	Android Employed	May	Web series
	The Prodigal Dad	Teresa	Independent film
	Lucy Dies	Lucy	Short film
	Adventures in Public School	Autumn	Minor role
2018	Even the Devil Swiped Right	Jen	Short film
	Camp Death III in 2D!	Angela Park	Independent film
2018	The Date	Girl on Date	Short film
2018	Karaoke Mamas	Director	Short film
2019	Luce	Stephanie Kim	Independent film
2019	Running with Violet	Samantha	Web series
2021	A Million Little Things	Claudia	6 Episodes
2021	A Small Fortune	Susan Crowe
2022	Fresh	Penny
2022	Dear David	Evelyn
2022	Stay the Night	Grace

Writing

Year	Title
2011	Schnitzel or Spaetzle
2015	Playdate
2017	Lucy Dies
2018	Karaoke Mamas
2020	Idols Never Die[9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2015	Asians on Film Festival	Best Actress (Summer Award)	Playdate	Won	[6][10]
2017	Leo Awards	Best Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[11][10]
2018				Won	[12][10]
2019				Nominated	[13][10]
2020				Won	[9][10]
2020		Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama (Shared with: Jerome Yoo)	Idols Never Die	Nominated	[9][10]
2021		Best Performance in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[14][10]
2022				Won	[15][10]
2017	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[16][10]
2018		Best Lead Actress in a Comedy		Nominated	[17][10]
2020		Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series	Running with Violet	Nominated	[8][10]
2022		Best Lead Actress in a Comedy	Kim's Convenience	Nominated	[18][10]

References

External links

• Official website
• Andrea Bang at IMDb

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